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How Will Palletization Help You Grow Your Business?

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How Will Palletization Help You Grow Your Business?

Palletization is a logistics procedure that involves stacking items on top of a pallet to consolidate the load and make it easier to transfer using handling equipment. The products are supported by the pallet, a horizontal platform made of boards, which allows a forklift or pallet jack to pick up and transfer the cargo as a whole. 


What Advantages Do Palletized Products Offer? 


1. Significantly less labor is needed compared to manual handling.

2. Pallets eliminate the need for personnel to move loads one at a time. This improves security for both the products and the workers. 

3. Lower potential for product harm. 

4. The trailer door will be available more quickly for the following arrival.

5. Less chance of perishable goods being subjected to temperature abuse that can be moved more rapidly across unrefrigerated docks.


Which Categories of Pallets Are There? 


Block/Deck Board Pallets - These pallets have four-way access, allowing forklifts to reach them from all four sides. For the stability of the top deck boards, they can be made of wood, metal, plastic, or plywood and typically have four to twelve columns. Lower deck platforms may or may not be present. 


String Pallets - These pallets are two-way and have stringers to hold the weight. To make them easier to pick up, four-way stringer pallets can have notched stringers or block patterns. 


Double-faced Pallets - Double-faced pallets have top and bottom (double) platforms, whereas the majority of pallets only have top (single) platforms or decks. Reversible double-face pallets can hold items on either face, while non-reversible double-face pallets can only use one surface.


Double Wing Pallets - The top and bottom deck platforms of this pallet extend beyond them to provide more surface space. The wings give you more room to store more stuff. 


Solid Deck Pallets - The platform (deck) is made of a single, uninterrupted sheet of metal, plastic, or wood. They can be cleaned easily and are used to move little goods.



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